Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
Noble person
1721 – 1765
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Who was Prince William, Duke of Cumberland?
Prince William Augustus, was a younger son of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach, and Duke of Cumberland from 1726. He is generally best remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, and as such is also known as "Butcher" Cumberland to this day. Despite Culloden, he had a largely unsuccessful military career, and following the Convention of Klosterzeven in 1757, he never held active military command, and switched his attentions to politics and horse racing.
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- Born
- Apr 26, 1721
Leicester Square - Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Lived in
- Old Windsor
- London
- Died
- Oct 31, 1765
London - Resting place
- Westminster Abbey
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on July 23, 2013
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